diff --git a/apps/contrib/elasticsearch.py b/apps/contrib/elasticsearch.py
index 9420684a..37e390ef 100644
--- a/apps/contrib/elasticsearch.py
+++ b/apps/contrib/elasticsearch.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 # Code below taken and modified from wagtails elasticsearch backend
 class ElasticsearchResults(Elasticsearch8SearchResults):
+
     def _get_es_body(self, for_count=False):
+        """Override super method to add the highlight config."""
         body = {
             'query': self.query_compiler.get_query()
         }
@@ -25,20 +27,32 @@ def _get_es_body(self, for_count=False):
         return body
 
     def _get_results_from_hits(self, hits):
-        pks = [hit['fields']['pk'][0] for hit in hits]
-        scores = {str(hit['fields']['pk'][0]): hit['_score'] for hit in hits}
+        """Override the super method to add the highlights from elasticsearch.
+
+        Most of the code is copied directly from the super method. Also adds
+        checks to exclude pages which are draft or password-protected.
+        """
+        pks = []
+        scores = {}
         highlights = {}
 
-        results = {str(pk): None for pk in pks}
         for hit in hits:
             hs = hit['highlight']
             hs.pop('content_type')
+            if '_all_text_boost_2_0' in hs:
+                # ignore hits from the _all_text field as it doesn't work with
+                # our translations
+                hs.pop('_all_text_boost_2_0')
             for highlight in hs.values():
                 # we only need one highlight
                 if hit['fields']['pk'][0] not in highlights:
                     highlights[str(hit['fields']['pk'][0])] = highlight[0]
+                    # only use search results which have a valid hit
+                    pks.append(hit['fields']['pk'][0])
+                    scores[str(hit['fields']['pk'][0])] = hit['_score']
                     break
 
+        results = {str(pk): None for pk in pks}
         for obj in self.query_compiler.queryset.filter(pk__in=pks):
             if not obj.live or obj.get_view_restrictions().exists():
                 continue
diff --git a/apps/contrib/translations.py b/apps/contrib/translations.py
index 2fa43742..6e8c3809 100644
--- a/apps/contrib/translations.py
+++ b/apps/contrib/translations.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ def __get__(self, instance, owner):
 def get_search_fields(fields: List[str]) -> List[str]:
     """Create a list of fields to search in the current language of the user.
 
-    Adds _edgengrams as otherwise autocomplete() won't work.
-
     Returns:
         List of fields with the correct language code set
     """
diff --git a/changelog/_0002.md b/changelog/_0002.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89565551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/_0002.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- exclude search results from the untranslated title field